The Lavit Gallery: Still at the heart of Cork's art world
Brian MacDomhnaill was recently appointed director of the Lavit Gallery in Cork. Picture: Larry Cummins
The Lavit Gallery is the great survivor of art galleries in Cork city. Established in 1963 as a not-for-profit and a charity, it adopted an artists’ membership system that has helped it see off every recession of the past sixty-odd years. The gallery originally occupied a premises on Lavitt’s Quay before moving to Father Matthew St and then on to its present location on Wandesford Quay. The setting could hardly be more appropriate; the same complex also houses Backwater Artists and Cork Printmakers.
Brian MacDomhnaill was appointed director of the Lavit Gallery in June, succeeding Aoife O’Connell. MacDomhnaill originally trained as an architect, before swerving into artmaking and administration. Most recently, he worked at the Sirius Arts Centre in Cobh, and before that at Backwater, where his duties included programming the exhibitions at Gallery 12.
